Willacy County, Texas (TX)

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• • 18,56288.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,0339.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1870.9%Two or more races
  • 1830.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $121,865

Here:	$121,865
State:	$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,713

Here:	$95,713
State:	$327,631

Mobile homes: $64,029

Here:	$64,029
State:	$124,413

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 14
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 30
• Auto thefts: 1

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,388 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,020 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Willacy County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $704 a month.

Cities in this county include: Raymondville, La Sara, Lyford, Sebastian, Lasara, San Perlita, Port Mansfield, Lyford South, Ranchette Estates, Bausell and Ellis.

Neighboring counties: Collier County, Florida , Kenedy County .

Current college students: 620
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,721 (36.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3622010 or later
• 5642000 to 2009
• 7451990 to 1999
• 6461980 to 1989
• 5141970 to 1979
• 866Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,467
• One, attached: 181
• Two: 152
• 3 or 4: 307
• 5 to 9: 66
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 to 49: 48
• 50 or more: 51
• Mobile homes: 775

Housing units in Willacy County with a mortgage: 933 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42

Religion statistics for Willacy County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Willacy County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 24, 2019 - June 25, 2019, FEMA Id: 4454, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 22, 2015 to October 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4245: November 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4245, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Hurricane Alex, Incident Period: June 30, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1931: August 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 1931, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Tropical Storm Alex, Incident Period: June 27, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3313: June 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 3313, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Dolly, Incident Period: July 22, 2008 to August 01, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1780: July 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1780, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3277: August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: 3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.36% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($29,320 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.05% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,800 average AGI)
0.31% relocated from other states ($1,521 average AGI)

Willacy County:	0.31%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Cameron County, TX	1.43% ($48,663 average AGI)
from Hidalgo County, TX	1.04% ($33,672)
from Bexar County, TX	0.59% ($13,158)
from Harris County, TX	0.50% ($16,344)

4.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($32,442 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.28% relocated to other counties in Texas ($32,442 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

to Cameron County, TX	1.70% ($30,336 average AGI)
to Hidalgo County, TX	0.79% ($36,820)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 21.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Willacy County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 33%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 34%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,518 (709 living alone), Female householders: 3,209 (664 living alone)

• 2,666 spouses (2,640 opposite-sex spouses), 450 unmarried partners, (450 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,993 children (6,582 natural, 238 adopted, 172 stepchildren), 1,459 grandchildren, 484 brothers or sisters, 534 parents, 183 foster children, 584 other relatives, 340 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,259

Size of family households: 1,534 2-persons, 607 3-persons, 777 4-persons, 655 5-persons, 333 6-persons, 221 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,374 1-person, 188 2-persons, 5 4-persons.

2,423 married couples with children.
1,305 single-parent households (110 men, 1,195 women).

37.9% of residents of Willacy speak English at home.
62.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $126,331,000 ($6,244 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,330,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,603,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,212,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,440,000
Federal grants: $49,816,000
Federal procurement contracts: $550,000 ($150,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,710,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $381,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,635,000
Federal Government insurance: $88,135,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-74 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Willacy County, Texas
• 762020 or later
• 1,0552010 to 2019
• 6772000 to 2009
• 9691990 to 1999
• 7761980 to 1989
• 8821970 to 1979
• 1,0131960 to 1969
• 6831950 to 1959
• 3961940 to 1949
• 2711939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Willacy County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Willacy County, Texas
• 111 room
• 102 rooms
• 2003 rooms
• 6654 rooms
• 1,1035 rooms
• 9006 rooms
• 4407 rooms
• 4278 rooms
• 2139+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Willacy County, Texas
• 1081 room
• 512 rooms
• 1403 rooms
• 6824 rooms
• 4915 rooms
• 1656 rooms
• 127 rooms
• 638 rooms
• 259+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Willacy County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Willacy County, Texas
• 13no bedroom
• 2131 bedroom
• 8822 bedrooms
• 2,0233 bedrooms
• 7144 bedrooms
• 965+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Willacy County, Texas
• 107no bedroom
• 2331 bedroom
• 6992 bedrooms
• 6613 bedrooms
• 504 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Willacy County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Willacy County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 238no vehicle
• 1,2541 vehicle
• 1,3112 vehicles
• 7883 vehicles
• 2784 vehicles
• 1085+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Willacy County in renter-occupied apartments
• 97no vehicle
• 8571 vehicle
• 6622 vehicles
• 793 vehicles
• 634 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

93.9% of Willacy County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 16,213
• Other state: 1,474
• Northeast: 92
• Midwest: 439
• South: 501
• West: 442

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,389
• Number of aged recipients: 502
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 887
• Number of recipients under 18: 177
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 507
• Number of recipients older than 64: 705
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 761
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 478

Willacy County on our top lists:

• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"